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PATENTED MAR. 29, 1904.

W. L. GASADAY.

GANG PLOW.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,614, dated.

Application filed May 7, 1908. Serial No. 155,973 (No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM L. CASADAY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of South Bend, county of St. Joseph, and State of lndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gang-Flows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and. to the letters of reference marked thereon, which forth a part of this specification. X

. This invention relates to improvements in gang-plows, and is shown embodied in a plow of the class set forth in my prior patent for gang-plows, No. 538,065, issued April23,1895, though obviously the invention is capable of use in any type of riding plows or-cultivators and for many others purposes.

Heretofore with devices of the class described it has been difiicult to lift the plows out of the ground without backing 'up the team, owing not only to the great weight of the plows, but to the resistance'of the soil to such liftin Usually powerful compound levers frequently require all the'strength of the operator to lift the plows. The object of this invention is to provide a construction whereby the weight of the plows is balanced during operationv and to so arrange, adjust, and combine thei'parts as to enahleithe plows and rolling colters to be lifted either during the plowing operation or when the plow is at rest by the draft of the team or other source of motive power. i

The invention embodies many novel fea tures; and it consists in the matters hereinafter described, and more fully pointed out and defined in the appended claims. In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a top plan View of a device embodying my invention, showing the rear end of the part of the frame thereof broken away. Fi 2 is a rear elevation, partiy in section,.of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elev tion of the'same, showing the plows down. Fig. 4: is. a similar View, partly broken away Fig. 5 a

o is a longitudinal central see-tion, 5;

-pair of which the pie broken. Fig. 7 a is" udinai section of the turnbuckle by which the li tiug spring is connected with the two-a rincd s gnien t. Figs. 8 and 9 are fragmentai longitudinal sections illustrating the operat on of the draft-fifty mechanism and showin the same respectively in the positions the ume when the plows are down. and u ted. Fig. 10 is an enlarged fragmcn detail the coi ter. Fig. 11 is a di aii of the iGCh. plow and a part of the mechanism. Fig. 12 is a fragmentary ective view of the means for eicvati lrai'ne. Fig. 13 is a detail of the ad in tor the plows. Fig. 1a is a detail of t or the end-framelifting device. :iTig. i5 is an enlarged section of the shaft between the plows.

In said drawings 'l ow in which my invention in the present nstance is embodied is supported upon three wheeis in the usual .manner, as shown in my prior patent before recited, and comprises frame adjustably supported on said wheeie "nd cmnprising parallel longitudinal sills or ue-b s B B and B and arranged in p: sand between each we it it are supported. Transverse frame inc MEL? 5 b rigidly connect said pairs oflongudinal frame members, as showniin :Fig. i. Rigidrv connected on the side of the longitudinal frame members near the front end thereof the lateraliy-directed brackets 13* B which converge and at their outer ends are rig diy bolted to bearing member a for the land-wheel i-i. Said hearing and wheel are of the usual construction, as shown, comprising a standard a on which the wheel is obliquely journaicd which is connected with the in mber a by means of the toggleiu A chain extends from the crank-arm nects with the lever segment in the usual n .i nner and which by api acts to lift the U is girovided triilly directed longitudinal frame. C at its other end w. cranh arm c and member-e fl d 'ewci o nalen for the 1 is provided at its outer end with a vertical slide-bearing If, in which is journaled the shaft D of' the furrow-wheel A, and said shaft is bent at the lower end in the usual manner to enable the wheel to track along the furrow. The bracket-arm 6 is secured on the bracket V and is shaped at its outeriend to afford'a "bearing upon the shaft C, as shown in Fig. 12

and in dotted lines in Fig. 1. A collar 6 is secured near the lower end of said shaft D, to which is pivoted an upwardly-extending link ,or. bar d, the end of which is pivotally engaged at the extremity of the crank-arm c. Said bar at and crank-arm 0 form'a toggle whereby'wheri the shaftC is rotated to turn the crank-arm downward lythe frame is lifted upwardly on the shaft D, as shown irrFig. 4:. -1n

the same manner the crank-arm a acts to elevate the land-side of the frame upon the sodwheel A by bringing strain on the chain connecting the same with the lever. Means are provided for actuating said shaft comprising a rod C, pivoted at the extremity of the forwardly-directed crank-arm (1", as shown-in Fig. 1.

Said rod C leads rearwardly to the lever 0 pivoted on the frame and provided with a spring detent in the usual manner adapted to engage the toothed segment C. When the lever C is drawn rearwardly to the position indicated in Fig. 4:, the front end of the frame is lifted thereby, as shown in said figure, tending to throw the plows out of the ground.

Means are provided for lifting the plows E and E and rolling colters F and F from the furrows, as follows: Between each pair of longitu-dinal sills or frame members B B B B are the upwardly-extending knees G and G,

respectively,which are rigidly bolted between said sills and afiord rigid connection for the levers whereby the plows are lifted. The

- knee G is sufficiently in advance of the knee G to accommodate the arrangement of the plows one in advance and laterally of the other in the usual-manner, and said plows are each provided with a vertical beam 6 e, positioned between the longitudinal frame members and at the rear of said knees and connected therewith by the toggle-bars e e e e respectively. Said toggle-bars,as shown, are of equal length and are connected withthe upperends of the beamse e and the upper extremities of the knees G and G and with said beams and the lower ends of said knees, respectively, and act when upward pressure is applied on the beams to move the same forwardly as well as V upwardly. At the rear of the beams e is the link If. It will be seen that the lever H, with its connecting-links, affords a compound toggle connection with the beams, enabling great lifting'power to be applied thereto thereby, and acting when the lever is thrown forwardly to the position shown in Fig. i to lift the plow from the ground, and in the construction shown lifts the plows, as will hereinafter more fully appear. I

The rolling colter F is pivoted between the longitudinal frame members B and B in advance of the plow E, as shown, and is supported on a stud-shaft f, passing through a bracket supported on said frame members and is rigidly secured to a'collar f, in which the shaft of the colter is journaled. A crankarm f is rigidly secured on the shaft f, and a rod f extends therefrom and is pivotally connectedwith an upwardly-extending crankarm is, rigidly secured on the shaft K. Aconnecting-rod f extends rearwardly'from the crank-armk and connects with the arm h of the lever 72. so that the upward movement of the lever H and consequent elevation of the plows operates to partly rotate the shaft K, swinging the crank-arm k thereon forwardly and swinging the rolling colter F on its pivotf to the position shown-in Fig. 4. Said shaft K, as shown, is tubular and 'journaled between the longitudinal frame members or sills B and B by ,means of the brackets U, which engage over said sills and pass down along the side thereof and are rigidly bolted thereto and are provided with inwardly-directed trunnions 7;" 70*, respectively, which engage in the ends of said shaft K. In close proximity with the frame member B is an upwardly-projecting integral arm 10 on said shaft and which corresponds in shape with the bent lever If, pivoted on the frame member B, and is likewise providedwith anupwardly-projecting arm Z2 corre-' spendingwith the arm it on said lever k. The rear end of said lever 74 is pivotally connected with the link 10 corresponding with the link if of the rear plow and which is simi- (I larly pivoted at its upper end on the shaft and acts when the shaft K is turned, together with.

the lever is, to provide a powerful toggle, actversely at the front end of the frame in for? wardly and downwardly projecting brackets Zl, rigidly secured to the sills B B? B Said shaft L is provided with a V-shaped or other key-seat, and a clevis L is fitted thereon, with the arms Z l thereof extending on -each side of the bracket member Z. An arm V A rod K is piv- F, integral with arm Zi extends slightly out of alinement therewith above the shaft L, so that when the clevis hangs downwardly, as shown in Fig. 6, said arm 6* is directed inwardly and upwardly. Pivoted on the frame member or sill B is a segment M, provided on its upper side with the arms on m, directed at approximately a right angle from each other. With the forwardly-directed arm m the arm Z" is connected by means of a link m To the other or rearwardly-directed arm m one end of a powerful coiled spring i is connected, and the other end thereof extends rearwardly and is connected with the extremity of the lever or crank arm in on the shaft K. Means are provided for adjusting the tension of said spring on said arm comprising a turnbuckle which forms the connection between the same and the arm at of the segment. Said turn- 2O buckle, as shown, comprises a threaded eyebolt m", secured to the forward end of said spring, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, and a sleeved nut m which engages around a ball-shaped end 721. of a link m pivotally engaged on said arm m, thus enabling any desired tension within the capacity of the spring to be attained by the adjustment of the turnbuckle. Said segment in its rear side and below the 'arm m is provided with notches m 021", located 3 at approximately ninety degrees apart, and a spring-operated latch or detent m is pivoted on the frame member B in position to engage in either of said notches. A red secured on said detent extends rearw ardly along the frame and is connected at its rear end with the short arm of a bell-crrinklever M the long arm m of which extends forwardly and is positioned and shaped to conveniently-(be engaged by the \foot of the driver seated on the machine. A.

4 spring m bears at'its rear end against a stop m and acts to hold said detent in positive engagement in one of said notches in the segment -until releasedby the operator. Inasmuch as the draft of the team is applied directly to the clevis L, which, in fact, is a powerful lever, it is obvious that should the operator release the detent from the notch m the segment will be partly rotated by the draft of the team on the clevis, thereby increasing the tension on the spring M and lifting the plows and colters. A powerful spring or springs C is also adjustably engaged to the rod G, connected with the crank which-acts'to elevate the frame. In this instance the rear ends of said spring or springs are secured on the knee G and-the tension adjusted by means of the nut 0 to approximately balance the weight of the front of the frame, so that when the lever is shifted rearwardly, as shgiw n in 4:, said' spring or springs support the greater part of theweight of the frame.

A look is provided to hold the plows in operativeposition, comprising a lever O, pivoted on the side frame member B and. extending vertically upward and held at the forward limit of its movement by a coiled spring 0, as shown in Fig. 11. Said lever is provided with an angular detent or catch 0 thereon, which engages in a notch in the rear side of the plowbeam (1 or on one of the links thereof and acts normally to hold the plow from rising. At

the upper end of said lever a connecting-rod 0 is pivotally secured and which opposite the segment (1* is slotted longitudinally and adapted to receive the pin 0, carried on the lever C Said lever may thus be adjusted to lift the front end of the frame to a consider- ,able height without releasing the lock for the plows. Should said leverbemoved rearwardly to the farthest extent, however, it not only elevates the front end of the frame as high as possible, but also simultaneously releases the plows from the lock, permitting the same to rise.

From the construction shown it is possible to elevate the plows a distance nearly equal to the distance which the frame may be elevated before the lock disengages from the plow, and if a higher elevation is desired the lowering of thecrank-arm m detracts the detent m from the segment and the plows are immediately drawn upward by the draft of the team.

- The operation is as follows: The running gear, plows, and golters are similar in number and arrangement to those set forth in my prior patent before mentioned, and improved means are provided in the present construction for elevating the front end of the frame on the front wheels, actuated by the lever C, the shifting of which serves to rotate the shaft C at the front end of the frame from the link. It also draws the bearing of the wheel A forwardly, thus elevating that side of the frame. Ordinarily the amount of elevation of the frame in lifting the plow except when upon the road is slight, being merely sufiicient to regulate the depth of the cut, so that ordinarily the lever C is not thrown rearwardly sufiiciently to actuate the rod 0 and release the lock for the plow. When, however, it is desired to elevate the'front end of the frame to the greatest possible extent this occurs, leaving the plows free to rise if desired The plows may now be raised either by means of the lever H alone .or preferably when the draft of the team is applied thereto by releasing the detent m" from the notch m whereupon the clevis is pulled upwardly by the team, thereby drawing the arm m downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 9 and exerting the full power of the team iii-lifting the plows. Of

course inasmuch as the tension of the spring and in many instances the continuous draft of the team thereon, it would be very diflicult to a gang-plow, the device is capable of many variations and modifications and is adaptable for other uses than those herein shown. and I do not desire to be limited specifically either to the exact form in which the construction is illustrated nor to its application .herein shown and described, as obviously many de-' tails of construction maybe varied without departingfrom the principles of this inven- -tion.

Iclaim as my invention 1. The combination with the frame of an agricultural implement,-. of a lever pivoted' thereon and affording means for applying draft thereto, a spring connected with said lever and 1 acting normally to support theweight of operating mechanism of the. machine,'a detent holding said draft mechanism in operative position and means for releasing said detent whereby the draft on said lever acts to elevate the mechanism of the machine.

2. The combination with the frame of an agricultural implement, of operating mechanisms thereon, alifting-lever acting to support said mechanisms out of operative position, a

draft-lever pivoted 'on the frame, a spring 4.0v

operatively connected with said draft-lever at one end with the lifting-levers at the other end,'a detent acting to hold the draft-lever in a retracted position and means fen releasing said detent whereby the draft on said lever acts to throw the operating mechanism upwardly and support the same.

3. The combination with theframe of an agricultural implement, of .a plow supported thereon, one or more lifting-levers pivoted on the frame and engaging the plow and acting to lift same, a draft-lever pivoted at the front end of the frame, a spring operatively 1 connected with said lifting-lever and draftlever and adjusted normally to support the for releasing said detent whereby draft on said weight of the plow, a detent acting to hold the draft-lever in operative position and means draft-lever acts to throw the plow upwardly and support the same.

4. The combination with a frame and the wheels thereof, of a plow adjustably supported therein, lifting-levers whereby said plows are adjusted into and out of operative position,

an extensible draft appliance at the front end ofthe frame, a spring-ad ustably connected therewith angl wilhsald lifting=levers and adjusted normaliyw.,su'ppor% the weight of the plow, a detentnormally holding the draft appliance retracted and means for releasing said detent whereby the draft appliance is drawn 7 forwardly and increasing the tension on the spring and elevating the plows.

5. In a riding-plow the combination with the frame, of a plow vertically adjustable therein, a lifting-lever engaged on the frame and plow and acting to elevate the plow, a hand-lever engaged upon the lifting-lever whereby the .plow is adapted to be elevated manually, a spring secured at one end on one of said levers and operatively connected with a draft appliance, a detent holding said spring at a predetermined tension and means for releasing said detent whereby the draft of the teams of the like acts on said spring to elevate the plow.

6. In agang-plow, the combination with the frame and wheels thereof, of means for elevat-" -ing the front end of the frame when in operation, a plurality of vertically-movable plows adjustably supported in said frame one in ahl- .9 Vance and laterally of the other, of a series of compound levers acting to simultaneously lift both of said plows, means for actuating/the same manually, a strong 'sprin engaged on one of saidlevers and extending orwardly and I normally acting to support a part of, the. weight of the plows and means under the control of the operator for applyingthe draft of the team to said spring thereby lifting the i plows.

7 In a gangplow the combination with the frame. and its supporting-wheels, of means for elevating the front end of the frame thereon when in operation, a plurality of verticallyadjustable plows one in advance and laterally of the. other, a series of compound levers pivoted on the frame and operatively connected with and acting to lift' said plows, a handlever engaging the same and adapted to permit theplows to be elevated manually, an adjustable draft mechanism, a spring attached to one of said levers and-adjustably connected on the draft mechanism, a detent holding said draft mechanism retracted and means under the control of the operator for releasing said detent whereby the draft of the machine acts to elevate the plows.

8. In a gang-plow, the combination with supporting-wheels of a frame, a plurality of 'plows verticallymovable in the frame and positioned one in advarfce and laterally of the other, lifting-levers pivoted on the frame and operatively connected with all of the plows, means for actuating said levers manually to adjust the. plows,,a draft-leverat the front end of the machine, a bent lever pivoted ad acent thereto and connected at one end with the draft-lever, a spring adjustably engaged thereon at one end and at the other engaged to one of the lifting-levers, a detent holding ported in the frame said draft -le'vcr in operative position and means wider the control of he operator for re rom whereby the lea said detent the c team or the like is applied to l1ft- Jug lraft or. e ing the plow.

9. The com frame and its wl plows carried the spring connecting the plows and act thereto in lifting hold said plots released.

10. In gang-plow the combination with the frame and supperting wheels, of vertically-. movable plows therein, colters adjustabl y supi-tdvance of each plow, a plurality of levers pivoted on the frame and connected with the plows and colters, a crank also jourualed on the frame and with which all of said levers are connected, a strong spring engaged on said 0' 'lli, adraft-lever to which the forward end of said spring is adjustably engaged, a deten t normally holding said draftlever at an angle with the line of draft, means for releasin aid l-.tent whereby the draft is applied to sa. spring and acting to elevate plows and colters sin'iultaneously.

11. The combination with the frame of a gang-plow, of verticallyanovable plows and colters therein and plurality of compound lifting-levers e the same, a crank journaled on the ml with which said levers are connected, er connected with said lei rs and .mltaneously to raise the plows and col l for elevating the same operated hy the draft of the machine.

12. Tlhe comhination with the frame of a gang-plow, ol. a plurality of plows and colters supported therein, a. plurality of compound lifting-lever-- rd thereon, a crank with which all of "c re connected, a draftclcvis pivo at the front end of the frame, an integral rearwardly-cxtending lever-arm thereon, a two-l med gmcnt pivot-ally connected by one of i 5 arms with said lever-arm, adetcntengagin .aid segment, a strong pulling-s 'iring saga d on said crank-arm and withthe remaining arm of said segment, an

ang plowwiththe :rtically-movable i, a draft appliance, a aid draft appliance with in, to communicate the draft plows, a detent acting to from lifting until the detent is operating-lever, a rod connecting said pawl or detent wlth tl acting to hold and adapted to be l lever simultaneous detect.

13. The combination with a frame, of plows and coltcrsvcrtical flIlOVEtlJlB therein, a twoarmed segment pivoted on the, frame, a spring adjustaoiy engaged on one of said arms and connected with said plows, a draft-lever engaging the other arm, a detent holding said draft-lever at an with the l ine of draft, a latch holding th plows and miners down and means under t trol of the operator for simultaneously releasing said latch and detent whereby the draft of the team or the like is applied to elevate the plows and colters.

14. The combination in a gang-plow, 0f

plows and colters upwardly movable therein.

at an angle with the line of draft, a notched segment pivoted on the frame and in engage-' ment with said clevis and adapted to be partly rotated by the clevis when lifted into the line ofdraft, a spring adjustably engaged on said segment and with the elevating-levers of the plows and colters, a detent holding said segment and clevis from movement and a tripping-lever connected with said detent and positioned at the rear of the machine and acting to simultaneously release said detent and the latchfor the plow, thereby applying the draft to the elevation of the plows and colters.

16. In a gang-plow the combination with the frame and its supporting-wheels, of means for elevating the front end of the frame comprising a shaft journaled at the front end thereof, crank-arms on said shaft, a link on the axle of one of the wheels on which one of said cranks engages, a toggle-lever connected with the 0pposite wheel and also operated by one of said cranks, and a lever acting to partly rotate said shaft thereby acting to lift the frame upwardly from the wheels, a yoke engaged by the lastnamcd lever, a locking-lever for the plows connected therewith and means operated. by the draft of the team or the like adapted to elevate the plows.

17. "In a gangplow the combination withthe frame and the supportingrwheels, of means for elevating the frame on the front wheels thereof, upwardly-movable plows and colters, a detent normally holding the same in operative position, lifting levers acting to move the plows and colters upwardly and support the same, a spring secured on one of said levers,

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a draft appliance to which the front end of the of, rigid upwardly-directed knees secured on said frame, a plow at the rear of each knee, parallel bars connecting the same therewith,

compound toggle-levers engaged on the plows of the arms with one of said levers for lifting.

the plows and a draft-lever pivoted on the frame and engaging the other of said arms, a detent holding the same normally at an angle with the line of draft and means adapted to release said detent simultaneously with the elevation of the frame thereby applying the draft to said spring and lifting the plows.

19. The combination with a frame and its supporting-Wheels, of rigid knees engaged on the frame one in advance and laterally of the other, vertically-movable plows at the rear of each knee, parallel bars pivoted on the knees and the adjacent plows and acting to move the plow upwardly and forwardly compoundlifting-levers engaged on one of the plows, and the frame, a crank journaled in the frame, le-

vers secured thereto and operatively connected with the other plow, rolling colters pivoted to swing upwardly in the frame, levers for the colters connected with said crank, a draft-lever, a spring engaged on said crank and operatively connected with the draft-lever, means for holding said draft-lever at an angle with the line of draft and means for releasing the draft-lever and acting to direct the draft upon said spring thereby elevating the plows.

20. In a machine of the class described the combination with the supporting-frame and Wheels therefor, of vertically-movable plows and colters therein, a lifting-spring connected with said plows and colters, a two-armed segment pivoted on the frame, draft-levers also pivoted on the frame, a link pivotally connecting one of the arms of the segment with the end of the draft-lever, a turnbuckle connecting the other arm of the segment with said spring, said segmenthaving notches in its periphery and aspring-controlled detent engaging in said notches and acting to release the draft-lever, whereby the draft is applied directly to said springs acting to elevate the plows and colters.

21. In a gang-plow the combination with the frame and supporting-wheels, of means for elevating the front end of the frame, vertically-movable plows and colters supported in the frame, a latch acting to hold the plows in operative position, levers for lifting the plows, a draft-spring engaged thereon and operatively connected with a draft appliance, a detent normally holding the draft-spring out of action and means for simultaneously elevating the end of the frame and releasing the latch for the plow and S9 detent whereby the draft is applied on said mring thereby elevating the frame and the plows and colters in the frame simultaneously.

22. In a gang-plow the combination with the 3 secured on the frame forward of each plow,

toggle-bars connecting the beams and knees of corresponding plows, a lever for manually elevating said plows and means whereby said plows may be elevated by the draft of the team or the like.

23. In a gang-plow the combination witha vertically-adjustable frame, of a plurality of plows therein arranged one forwardly and laterally of the other, a colter forward of each plow, a knee rigidly secured on the frame in frontof each beam, toggle-arms connecting said beams and knees, a bent lever pivoted at one end on the frame, a link pivoted at the other end thereof and on one beam, a shaft journaled in said frame, a rigid arm thereon, a rod connecting said arm and bent lever, means carried on the shaft acting by the rotation thereof to adjust the forward plow and colters simultaneously with the rear plow and means operated by the team or the like for actuating said bent lever.

2 L. In a gang-plow the combination with a laterally of the other, a colter in front of each plow, a beam on each of said plows extending upwardly through the frame, a knee rigidly secured on the frame adjacent to each beam, toggle-arms pivotally connecting adjacent beams and knees, a shaft journaled in said frame, a plurality of compound levers connected'with said shaft and the plows and colters and means whereby said shaft is retated by the draft of the team or the like and the plows and colters simultaneously elevated.

25. In a gang-plow the combination with the frame, of a plurality of plows and colters pivotally supported thereon, a shaft journaled in said frame and having an upwardly-extendlng arm thereon, a bent lever pivotally connected with one plow and with the frame, a rod connecting said lever with said arm, a lever carried on the shaft and pivotally connected with the other plow, toggle means connecting the colter with said shaft, a notched segment pivoted on the frame having outwardly-directed arms thereon, a draft-lever engaged on one arm, a coiled spring engaged on the other and on the shaft-arm acting when draft is applied to the draft-lever to simultaneously raise said plows and colters.

26. In a gang plow the combination with the rear and laterally supporting wheels of a vertically-adjustable frame carried thereon, a

shaft journaled on said frame and having a crank-arm at each end thereof, toggle means connecting said arms with the axles of the lateral wheels and acting when said shaft is rotated to raise and lower saidframe, a notched segment rigidly secured on the frame, a lever pivoted adjacent thereto and adapted to ent gage therewith, a rod connecting said lever with the shaft, a lock carried on the frame I0 and adapted to hold the plows attheir'lowermost position and a slotted rod connecting said lock with the lever and adapted to release the lock from said plows.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two-sub 5 scribing witnesses. 1

' WILLIAM L. CASADAY. Witnesses:

H. H. GINz, R, E. RIoHARDEs. 

